http://users.kymp.net/citruspages/citrons.html#diamante

I got few seeds of this variety of citrus from Italy and they were from someone who is not so "citruholic" so I have few or none info on:

1 does this grow "true to seed" ?
2 does it taste good ? (if anybody know)
3 any special requiremets in pots ?

thanks,
Daniel

Most citrons come true to type or very close.

http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/diamante.html

thank you Laaz , very happy to hear that all though is not much to eat from the pictures on that web-link

Regarding seeds, interesting info about differentiating acidic & sweet varieties:
"Most citron varieties contain a large number of monoembryonic seeds. They are white, with dark innercoats and red-purplish chalazal spots for the acidic varieties, and colorless for the sweet ones. "
And more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron

Diamante citron from Italy is acidic variety, so your seeds should have "red-purplish chalazal spots".

Talking about special requirements, "fragile and extremely sensitive to frost".

"The citron tree is very vigorous with almost no dormancy, blooming several times a year, and is therefore fragile and extremely sensitive to frost.[8]" (it is also from article linked above)

More about citrons and uses:
http://irjponline.com/volume2/3.pdf

I grew the Diamante before from seed, don't remember if it was mono or not. It took 3 years to produce fruit & they were almost identical to the photos. Didn't care at all for the fruit, so I tossed it. If I remember correctly the seed came from citrus Joe, which he got from a friend at UCR.

...only 3 years I have to wait ? that is good

But my growing season is almost 10 months of the year & very hot & humid.

danero2004, relax
Laaz could grow them in concrete and still get a fruit 3rd year.

Must be the good soil down here.

well then I shoul buy a property next to your house until i twill bear fruits

I have one, hope he servive this winter,we had several nights with minus 22 C ,in the greenhouse few nights minus 1 C,looks pretty bad now.
He stood to close to the wall,so i think he,s badly burnt .





There are still some good leaves en one inmature fruit.
Its about 7 feet high.
This is one of 2,the other one was a canaliculata,looks also bad.
The rest looks still healhty.